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Holly Woodward Ballard
Dr. Ballard in MOR
BornNorth Carolina, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina State University (B.Sc.)
Texas Tech University (M.Sc.)
Montana State University (Ph.D.)
Known forPaleohistology of T. rex
Scientific career
FieldsVertebrate Paleontology and Paleohistology
InstitutionsOklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences
ThesisComparative population histovariability within the Archosauria (2012)
Websitescholars.okstate.edu/en/persons/holly-ballard

Holly Woodward Ballard is an American paleontologist and paleohistologist.

Biography

Ballard is a paleohistologist known for her research in the field of paleontology, particularly in the study of fossil bone tissue microstructures to understand the growth and development of extinct animals.

Research

Ballard's research assesses ontogenetic growth and intra-specific variation in extinct tetrapods primarily through large-sample long-bone paleohistology, with a focus on non-avian dinosaurs. She also examines the intra-skeletal ontogenetic histology of extant tetrapods to improve understanding of bone tissue microstructures for use as a foundation in paleohistological interpretations.

Publications

Ballard's notable publications include:

  • Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus.
  • Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology.
  • The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events.
  • Archosauromorpha: Avemetatarsalia – Dinosaurs and Their Relatives.

References

  1. "Holly Ballard". OSU Center for Health Sciences Research Profiles.
  2. "Holly Woodward Ballard, Ph.D." Explorology Foundation.
  3. ^ Woodward, Holly N.; Tremaine, Katie; Williams, Scott A.; Zanno, Lindsay E.; Horner, John R.; Myhrvold, Nathan (3 January 2020). "Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex : Osteohistology refutes the pygmy " Nanotyrannus " and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus". Science Advances. 6 (1): eaax6250. Bibcode:2020SciA....6.6250W. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax6250. PMC 6938697. PMID 31911944.
  4. "Holes In Baby Dinosaur Bones Show How Football-Sized Hatchlings Grew To 3-Tonne Teens". Discover Magazine.
  5. Seymour, Roger S. (3 October 2023). "Holes in baby dinosaur bones show how football-sized hatchlings grew to 3-tonne teens". The Conversation.
  6. "Ruling Reptiles". Indiana University Press.
  7. Barash, Alon; Belmaker, Miriam; Bastir, Markus; Soudack, Michalle; O’Brien, Haley D.; Woodward, Holly; Prendergast, Amy; Barzilai, Omry; Been, Ella (2 February 2022). "The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 1721. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.1721B. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05712-y. hdl:10261/265141. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8810791. PMID 35110601.
  8. Vertebrate skeletal histology and paleohistology (Firstiton ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 2021. ISBN 9780815392880.
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